“The Food Is For Strays” — Nasi Kandar Restaurant Owner Explains Washed Food
An animal lover has been taking food meant for disposal and giving them to cats, birds and mice.
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The owner of an eatery in Negeri Sembilan explained that his nasi kandar restaurant washes unsold food to be given away to animals, following a viral video that showed one of his staff rinsing chicken, mutton and beancurd which were allegedly going to be recooked and resold to diners.
Datuk Fadzil A Bakar has expressly denied accusations that his restaurant was “recycling” food that was meant for disposal.
“It’s impossible for us to recook food that was meant to be disposed and serve them to customers. We have been in business for a long time, and this issue is unthinkable. This is an insult to our business,” he said in a video statement.
He stressed that the disposed food was cleaned to be given to animals, and not for human consumption.
“The disposed food cannot be eaten by humans. They’re for animals. We clean them because we don’t want to give the food away in bad condition. Although it’s for animals, we cannot treat them with vileness,” Fadzil added.
He has been giving away food to animals with the help of a friend
The restaurateur shared that he has been giving unsold food to animals for a long time, with the cooperation of an animal lover named Manikandan.
“He has been taking disposed food from us over the last three years to be given to animals. That’s all, and not for anything else,” Fadzil said.
Speaking on the video that went viral, he said that the act of recording and spreading the footage without discussing the matter first has tarnished the reputation of his business.
“As customers, people have the right to complain. But this is not the way. You should ask the business’ management first and not immediately make the matter go viral to the point of spoiling the business,” he said.
Fadzil has agreed to cooperate with the Health Ministry’s investigation and filed a police report as well.
Meanwhile, Manindikan confirmed that the food is really meant for animals.
“I take the food to give to animals like cats, birds and mice. I ask the restaurant to wash the food so that it is not oily as it can make the animals sick,” Manindikan said.
@ipk.tv5 RB BISTRO NASI KANDAR N4FI DAKW4AN, JELAS MAKANAN PELUPUSAN UNTUK HAIWAN Seremban, 5.2.26, Pemilik RB Bistro Nasi Kandar, Datuk Hj Fadzil men4fikan sekeras-kerasnya d4kwaan bahawa pihak rest0rannya mengitar semula lauk pelupusan untuk diju4l semula kepada pel4nggan. Menurut beliau, adalah mustahil makanan yang telah dilupuskan dim4sak kembali untuk ju4lan. “Mustahil barang yang dah pelupusan kita masak semula untuk pel4nggan. Kita dah berni4ga lama, perkara itu memang tak masuk akal. Ini satu pengani4yaan terhadap perni4gaan kami,” katanya. Datuk Hj Fadzil menjelaskan, makanan pelupusan itu sebenarnya dibersihkan hanya untuk diberikan kepada haiwan, bukan untuk kegunaan manusia. “Barang pelupusan ini memang tak boleh dim4kan manusia. Ia hanya untuk h4iwan. Kita bersihkan sebab tak mahu beri dalam keadaan busuk. Walaupun untuk haiwan, kita tak boleh hina macam tu,” jelasnya. Beliau turut memaklumkan, perkara itu telah dilakukan sejak sekian lama dengan kerjasama seorang pencinta h4iwan, En. Manikandan. “Dah lebih tiga tahun beliau ambil barang pelupusan dari kedai kita untuk haiwan. Itu sahaja tujuan kita, bukan lain,” katanya. Mengulas mengenai video yang tular, Datuk Hj Fadzil berkata tind4kan mer4kam dan menyeb4rkan tanpa berbincang terlebih dahulu telah menjejaskan reputasi perni4gaan. “Sebagai pel4nggan, orang berhak meng4du. Tapi cara itu tak kena. Patut tanya pihak pengurusan dulu, bukan terus vir4lkan sampai r0sakkan perni4gaan,” katanya. Beliau berkata pihak rest0ran akur dengan sias4tan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) dan telah membuat lap0ran p0lis. “Apa pun keputusan KKM, kita terima. Ini berkaitan kesih4tan. Kalau s4lah, kita akur,” tambahnya. Sementara itu, pencinta haiwan, En. Manikandan Krisnansamy turut mengesahkan mak4nan tersebut memang untuk h4iwan. “Saya ambil mak4nan pelupusan ini untuk haiw4n liar seperti kucing, burung dan tikus. Saya minta pihak rest0ran basuh daging supaya tak berminyak kerana h4iwan boleh kena peny4kit,” katanya. Beliau berkata aktiviti tersebut dilakukan secara k0nsisten sejak selepas PKP. “Setiap malam saya kutip selepas tengah malam. Bukan untuk m4nusia, hanya untuk h4iwan,” jelasnya. Kes kini dalam perhatian pihak KKM bagi menentukan tahap pematuhan kebersihan dan kesel4matan mak4nan di premis berkenaan. @ridzuanikhlas @www.ikhlasmalaysia.com ♬ tranloptruon – trân🫡🇻🇳
Earlier, the nasi kandar restaurant in Negeri Sembilan came under fire after a video of its staff washing unsold food that was allegedly meant to be recooked and resold went viral on social media, sparking public outrage.
The Negeri Sembilan Health Department shut the premises down for two weeks and slapped the owner with a RM750 compound for compromising food safety under the Food Hygiene Regulations 2009.
READ MORE: Negeri Sembilan Eatery Washes And Recooks Unsold Food, Gets Slapped With A Mere RM750 Fine
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